We're BACK!!!!
Season 2 of Laid Off and Looking
Dom and Jenna talk pop culture's essential yet dismissed role in the news ecosystem and especially politics.
This week's guest is Dr Joel Penney PhD, professor of communication and media at Montclair University in New Jersey. He's also author of 'Pop Culture, Politics and the News: Entertainment Journalism in the Polarized Media Landscape'
Pop Culture is News, Not Clickbait, University Professor Says in New Book
https://www.montclair.edu/newscenter/2023/03/03/pop-culture-is-news-not-clickbait-university-professor-says-in-new-book/
Dr Penney explains:
How political leaders use pop culture trends to connect with voters
The under appreciated role of entertainment news within journalism
And the changes in journalistic approaches to pop culture due to digital media and its importance to younger audiences
Dom and Jenna also share what they've got planned for this new season of the podcast!
Headlines: 1:23
Interview: 17:00
Headline Links:
Hollywood Reporter: Musical Acts Who’ve Called Out 2024 Trump Campaign
for Illegal Use of Their Songs
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/muscial-acts-trump-campaign-illegal-use-songs-1235988369/
USA Today: Donald Trump's campaign prohibited from using Isaac Hayes
song after lawsuit threat
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/09/03/isaac-hayes-lawsuit-donald-trump-campaign/75061399007/
